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Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres

Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres

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The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 10 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.[1][2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]

World record Anne Henning (USA)42.5 Davos, Switzerland7 January 1972
Olympic record Lidia Skoblikova (URS)45.0 Innsbruck, Austria30 January 1964

The following new Olympic and World records was set during the competition.

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Results

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During her run, Henning had to stop to avoid a collision with Sylvia Burka at the crossover point. She won the race and the gold medal with a time of 43.70. Officials allowed her another run after the competition, where she broke the Olympic record.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Speed Skating at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games: Women's 500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. [3]
    "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  4. [4]
    "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  5. [5]
    Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 598. ISBN 0140066322.
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